1980 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1980 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Weber, the Cardinals compiled a 5–6 record and were outscored by a total of 203 to 162.[1]

1980 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
1980 record5–6
Head coachBob Weber (1st season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh        11 1 0
No. 5 Florida State        10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State        10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame        9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)        9 3 0
Southern Miss        9 3 0
Navy        8 4 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Virginia Tech        8 4 0
Boston College        7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana        7 4 0
Rutgers        7 4 0
UNLV        7 4 0
Tulane        7 5 0
Colgate        5 4 1
North Texas State        6 5 0
Villanova        6 5 0
West Virginia        6 6 0
Louisville        5 6 0
Richmond        5 6 0
Syracuse        5 6 0
East Carolina        4 7 0
Illinois State        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Army        3 7 1
Holy Cross        3 8 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
Memphis State        2 9 0
William & Mary        2 9 0
Georgia Tech        1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Pat Patterson with 933 passing yards, Don Craft with 687 rushing yards, Kenny Robinson with 401 receiving yards, and Dave Betz with 54 points scored.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6Miami (FL)L 10–24
September 13at No. 10 Florida State
L 0–52
September 20Murray State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 9–13
September 27at KansasW 17–9
October 11Memphis State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 38–14
October 18Indiana State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 27–17
October 25at Florida
L 0–13
November 1Temple
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 12–17
November 8at No. 9 PittsburghL 23–41
November 15Cincinnati
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 20–0
November 22at Southern MissW 6–3
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References

  1. "1980 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. "1980 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
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